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2. The capital of China, in the northeast part of the country.

4. One of the most influential and respected Philosophers in Chinese history.

6. An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light.

9. A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. An ancient calculator. It is still employed in China.

12. The hard or woody, jointed, often hollow stems of these plants, used in construction, crafts, and fishing poles.

13. The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; a title of dignity superior to that of king.

14. A light framework covered with cloth, plastic, or paper, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.

15. A rare bearlike mammal of the mountains of China and Tibet, having woolly fur with distinctive black and white markings.

16. A family or group that maintains power for several generations.

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1. The world's largest continent.

3. A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for “no parking” or “parking prohibited.”

5. The art of fine handwriting.

7. A religious building of the Far East, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a memorial or shrine.

8. One of a pair of slender sticks made especially of wood or ivory, held between the thumb and fingers and used as an eating utensil in Asian countries and in restaurants serving Asian food.

10. A small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person .

11. Either of two distinct minerals, nephrite and jadeite, that are generally pale green or white and are used mainly as gemstones or in carving .